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THE EMBARCATION OF AN ARME

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THE ALLEGED NEWS OF THE

PELICAN."

WAB IT GENUINE 1

ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM (FROM A MILITARY "CORREA CHUENT.)

The captain of the U.S. Revenao efcam In The Time of bober 2, under th heading The Military Situation in South or Ort, writing senantly from Dutch Lar- Africa,' an outline was given of the composi-bour, Alaska, to the Secretary of the Tros- tion of un artny eerpa for foreign service; sury Department, Washington, says

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ficient troops to constitute, after disorder. heon-joet in lat. 10 N. and long, 175. W. cation in South Africa, a force considerably This trip has occupied 16 days of heari island of Attou I found to trace er lidlings way ronder a few additional details generally of the crow of the Pelican. The people of 27 larger than the army corps of the text-books inde and thick weather. On reaching the interesting. Such decuits may further boatou Jeland had visited the islands cast of instructive to those who do not realize what theun, but nothing her toon hourd or seen a massive undertaking is the ambarcation of the eissing ongs in question. The like of troops when the numbers run itu, tens has also been ascertainest in the renin-

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around quarter of millon. The timen landed would have hoen heard from

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The Ghisgoro Iemid of 2nd October, in Bottle coamining an reproducing the siuva, says It many be remumbered that undated mossage-paying that the Pelican Was rinking and the crew were taking to their hosts was recently found at Purtage Bay, on the coast of Alaska. As a matter fact, it was in Dot. that the vessel own Hongkong, wiled from Tacoma, S., tim. ad by Messrs Dodwell, Chrli & Co., er inden, and bound for Chine, and from that day to this nothing has been heard of of her, except through this mange from the loop, which the caners positively afirm chief ollier, Me l'atterson. We believe that be in the handwriting of the Pelican's further search for surtivors of the crew which numbered some 50 is about to be in-

understanding that, while a single ship of hot much more than 4,000 tons burden may accommodate apmain of 1,000 soldiers, it takes many more than do 1,000-ton vessels to transport the 35,000 of all manks who, approximately, constitute the permet un British army cups. As a untter of fact 2,0 to 4,000 tons, would have to be taken between 60 and 8 skips, each of front pas transport before a tray corps with its horses, gans, and stores could be move from Great Britain to South Africa, Sucht figures are impressive in the first instance stituted in a inoru southerly latitude as cus- which the Pelivan's honta cool make for in as showing what the command of the cagested in various quarters, the nearest land BELDs to a Power with great colonial inter osis. But they also go far towards a clear that direction being Hies de Plata or other neighbouring coral islanda aid atolls, which appreciation of the strain which the de-work? offer more hospitable havens of re- patch of not sue but two army corps would the Naval Transport Depactarent of the Admiralty, hat also upon the mercantile marine. It will be remembered that Lord Wolseley Home time back made a point of saying that two army corps could now at all times be ready for cimbarcation before) the vessels required for their taasport could he got ready to receive theton iwari. When it is realized that shipping to the amount of 500,000 tons is involved in this calculation the old logic of the War Office position will be hotter ander stood.

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21 and 22, Elgin Rond, Kowloon. Hongkong, October 20, 1899.

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

500

في شراكة

RAJ. Montgomerie, C. Com. R. B. B. W107

Captain J. R. Jollieso

Colad, C. W. Winnington-Ingram

Capit, G. A, Callaghan

T-Com. C. Chadwick

Liout-Com, R. J. Koyca

Where.at.

Shanghai Weiliaiwel Wolbaivei

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Rig

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Guns. II.P

Captain.

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1700 10

3000

91001

1050

1400

Comdr. A. IL Smith-Dorrion Commander E. J. W. Slade

Yangiye

Hongkong

Aurors Burfourt

armoured cruiser, 1st class

5600

19

3500

Captain E. B. Bayly

Nagawasi

battleship, 1st class

10,50

11:18,000

Hop. S. C. J. Cofville, C.B.

Weibsirei

Bounvanture

cruiser, El class

4300

10 9600

Uapt. I

Brist

cruiser, 3rd class

1770

Centon

battleship, 1st clase

10,50.1

Daphne

sloop

1140 -8

& 3500

$15,000: 2000

Nagasaki

Endymion

cruiser, ist dass

*950

12 !10,000

Hongkong

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363

3

200

Sheoghai

Fame

torpodo boat destroyer

&

6700

Firobrand

gunboat, 2nd class

45%

1

Indy

torpedo boat destroyer.

273

4000

Woitalwet Hongkong Hongkong

37%

torpade boat destroyer

275

4030

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cruiser, 2nd class

10-

SNOOD

Capt. B. 5. D. Cumming

Hoogkung

storesiip

1210

1

Hongkong

Iphigenia

cruiser 2nd dass

8

5000

Capt. II. N. Dudding

Weiliniwei

gun-rossol, 2nd class

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2

门

armoured cruiser, Int cluse

12

8500

Captam J. H. T. Burke

Peacock

gunboat, 1st clas

706

1300

Lieut, Can. J. G. Armstrong

gunboat, 1st class.

755

1200

guntat, 1st class

763

gunboat

20

river gumbost

851

40

gun-vessel, a clase

756

2

recolving ship.

4850

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303

2

2001

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armoured cruiser, lat class

6000

12

-8500

battleship, 1st class

14,309

·16

12,000

Capt. A. Schomberg

Surveying

ship

*620.

450

Comdr. W. P. Davison

torpedo boy daetroyer-

360

6000

Licut-Com. R. Kelly

coastdelenceship,armoure

2750 -4

-100%).

Comdr. H. J. Davison

river gunhrat

150

550

river guibast

160

2

650

Lieut. Com. H. D. S. Watsen Lieut-Gondr. Barton

Pigmy

Plover Redpolo Sandpiper

Buthar Tweed

Bwilt

Victorious

Waterwitch

Whiting

Wiern Woodcock

Woodlark

Doseart:38 Eclaireur

Kersaint Léon

Herthus.

1lList

870

Com. Win. W. Smythe

Licut-Cem. J. F. Green

L-Com. O. V. de M. Cowper

Lt. Com. F. F. Haworth Booth

Ligat Corde. H. C. Carr

Commodora Francis Powell

Lt. Cont. H, K. Hills

Capt. A. C. Clarko

Flagship of Vias Admiral Sir L. H. Seymour, K.O.B. Flagship of Rear-Admiral C. S. P. Fitzgerald.

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.

Capt. Usodem

Commander W: Laris

Captain Gülich

Hongkong Yokolama Manila Haukow

Kobe

Hongkong

West River

Hongkong Hungkong

West River Manila Weihniwei

Fu-ning Hakolato Hongkong

Yangtze Rivor

Yangtze River

2363

Singapore Saigon Kwongchauwan Kwongohauwan

Nagasaki

Salgon Shanghai Kwongehauwan Kwongchauwan. Kwangelu uwan

Harkong Shanghai.

Amoy Hongkong Yangtze River Nagasaki

Hongkong

Name.

Flag and Description.

Tons.

Guns

K.P.

Captain

Last reported as

Presidente Sarmiento

Argoutine training yessol.

280

Captain Betbedor

Manila

Kalserin Elizabeth

Austrian cruise

4000

23

Capt. Julius Beck von Wellstaedt

Aspic

French gunboat

475

450

Commander Jouruet

D'Entreeasteaux-

French Bagship

Captain do Marol

French cruiser

4000

∙14

8600

Capt. Philibert

French oraiser

.8 1058

2050

Capt Tealer.

T'alor

Joan Bart

French cruiser

4500

Capt. Aubin

French gunboat

1250

2200

Capt. de la Motts du Portail

French gunboat

·470:

Capt. Amet

Pascol

Fronch cruiser

3988

13

8500

Captam Motet

Burprise Vaulṣu

Deutschland

French ganhont

7000

Captain du Plessix

Frendis cruiser

Captain Blondel

Gorman ironclad

B000

8000

Captain Muller

Goften

„Gorman cruiser

4100

10

9000

Captain Rollmauti.

Hausa

Geroma eralser

3900

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Kaiserin Augünki

Gemuan eratinaz

0331

2074 14,000

Shanghai

Μουνο

"German gantrost

SOD

Capt. Merten

Carlo Alberto

Italian orniger

6500

18 13,000

cn route

Eiba

Italian raiser.

2782

12 6600

Chpt. Ceccani

Chefou

Etua

Italian cruiser

3530

6988

Capt. Gloranni Givelo

Chefoo

Julian cruiser

Caply Cascila

Chefoo

Italian cruiser

2039

£12,200

Stongbai

Italian craiser.

3698

10

6191

Captain Constantino

Shanghai

Portuguese transport

3460

Capt. Vaaco Caralho

Aleena

Portuguese gunbeat

100%

400

Code. Cunha La

5500

16

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Captain Yakolieff

STO

730

Captain Perenega

250-2 6000

1:130

Captain Boisman

#7000

Cupt. Sharon

Russian günbent.

Russian gumbost

500 #114190

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3500

Capt Sorebrennik ·

8

2000.

Capt Miklashevaky

Russian sloop

1200

9

2150

Captain Sulma

Russian sloop

1409

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4.

Russian gaibout

1490

24

2000

Pamat Azova

Russiga orpicor

6000

15 8000

Russian cruise

12200

28

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10,929

20 11,260

Russian gue boat

030

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Frisian 2nd class batilahi 10,000.

24 8600

Captain Mollis

Rusaum gunboat

$950

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1120

Captain Soulatic

Russian armoured cruiser

BKD

$16000

Capiéta Prince Cuchtomsky

Rasaisa gunboat

500

117

3800

Capt. Rogulia

1230

6

118

Commander Komakroff

Vladivestock

Capitam J. M. Forsythe

Manila

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Manila

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Manila

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Manila

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Mauila

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Commander Harry Koos

Manila

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Commander W. 1. Burwel

Manila.

Commander C, S. Sperry

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Liguria Liemonte Stromboli

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Captain Coprisnoff

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Port Arthur

Nagasaki

Nagasaki

Nagasaki

Chemulpe

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Roverting to the case in point, the his torical examples upon which the estimate of a quarter of a million ton per army corps is based are readily accessible. In 1879 Towce of 8,136 of all raisks with 1,851 horses was despatched from Great Britain to the Cape, and 18 stramers with a tonengo of 65,000 were used as transports. In 1869 force of 19,143 of all rauke with 5,08 forces was conveyed to Egypt in $7steaners mostly between 2,500 and 3,600 tons, and with a total tonnage of about 143,000. It will be noticed that the figures in both- these examples are in a ratio with those roughly estimated for any namely, 35,000 note and 10,000 hores and pack animals,

Bat if he array corps goes to South Africa it will infalibly be accompanied by a force of cavalry, either a brigade attached to the aring corps, or more probably, an indepen dant cavalry division, and line of communi- cation troops. The cavalry division, with its 6,700 officers and men and 6,600 horses. would require considerably more tronage than would 7,000 infantry, and the line communication troops could not be landed in South Africa in less than six or seven

I nood hardly handled that the relation of the saissing men are waiting further tidings with the deepest anxiety.

Death of a Respected German

The Chins Gazelle of the 28th October says, We have regretfully to announce the death of M: Charles Overby ck which occurred at night o'clock last evening. The deceased gontlsman, who was the head of the firm of Overbeck and Us, Haukow Rond, had boor andar the care of Dr Paulun for como little bune suffering from insomnie and intonen vervousness, but his friendo had no reason to fear that his case was so grave. is end was in reality somewhat sudden and at the comparatively early age of 58 hir do- wise had shed considerablegloom over a wide eircle of friends with whom he was ever re- graded with sincerity. Mr Overbeck was veritably an old Chins hard, leaving his German home for these shores as far back as 1866. Since then, with the exception of a period of seven years

a London,

to lad been intimately connected with the commercial upbuilding of Shanghai and in conjunction with his Brother (recently inva lided home) laid the foundation of a large and prosperous business. leaves a widow to mourn his loss.

Mr Overbeck

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Wifo has been using Chamberlain's transports of, say, 4,000 tons eich. In MY

Pain Balm, with good results, for a erder, then, to land say cr cavalry division, and line of communication lame shoulder that has pained her contine- troops at the Cupe, it is not too much to ally for nine years. We have tried all kinds say that shipping to the amount of cousi- of medicines and doctors without receiving. dorally over 300,000 tous would be requirany benefit from any of them. One day we od, and that at least 100 large steamers saw an advertisement of this medicine and would have cu be taken op as transporte. thought of trying it, which we did with the In any such movement of troops over sen heat uf satisfaction. She has used only one as that under discussion the number of bottle and her shoullar is almost woll-

F Horeca peculiar importance, because, Auor L. MILATT, Manchester, N. H. in any case, the fitting up a hired transport For sale by All Dealers, Walking & Co., for the accuinmodation of horse is a trom. General Agents.

The oficial blesome and tedious matter. calculation used to be this 10,000 horses could be despatched ou a voyage of some lengths in three weeks, but with the fittinge now available, and the accumulated exper- ience of the past 20 years, it should be pus aible to get the horses of an amy corpa away in a fortnight. But at least three weeks would be necessary if those of A division had to be added to the Cavalry army corps total

Incidentally it may be mentioned that

ORINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station

REGISTER. Novombor Cth-Ar 4 P.M.

arometer.

the embarcation, transport, and disembar- Wrostock.

Tokia 90.16 cation of troops constitute escutially a divided duty With the selection and pre-Kochi.....50.16 paration of the ships as transports the War Nagasaki.. 0.19 Oflice, has nothing whatever to do beyond Bagushim 30.19 appointing the military members of a mixed Gutzia. 30.29: 00 Ph: 30.15 62 bird which passes the ships for 60 Sharp

Amoy ...... The Naval Transport Department of the Admiralty is responsible for every detail Swatow... 30.17 connected with the transport of troops bo- Canton...80.13 70 tween water's exige and water's eiga at th Hongkong 30.03 70 perts of embarcation and disembarcation Vict, Peak — respectively. But the military authorities Gap Rob 30.02 are responsible not only for the indents us Macao 10.00 regards space and acumodation, but also Haiphong

30.04

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November 7t5AT 10 A

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Those who hare wat Malate.... an orderly manner. chud troops barking or disembarking at Bacolod ........ Southampton under the superintendence of Iloilo...... 29,83 $3 Colonel Staupole, whp is the greatest living Caba 29.971 85 expert, at any rate, on the haine catablisk 0.8. Jame mont, in this branch, will be satisfied that vary little time need be lost between the arrival of a troop train as the docks and the Wastook. departure of the ship. But whare the Toldo..... aber of troops, to be embarked is very Kochi: considerable the work must necessarily toll Nagasaki.. oven upon the most experienced and sonlaas Kagoshima staff, and record nce can hardly be ux- Gutzis...30.2 pected. Theoretically it might be possible Sharp P., 80.38 Amoy 30.08 to land an army corps in South Africa in six weeks from the date of the issue of the Sestow order to mobilize. Under very favourable Canton.... conditions the tank might be accomplished Hongkong 30.08 in Gve weeks. In practice, if all the troops Viot, Poal whom it is proposed to despatch have rot Gap Rock 30/6 only been landed is South Africa but taken Macao 30.00 78 their places us couponent parte of an army Halphong. — corps, and a cavalry division, by the end of Manila 300 75 November a fent will have been accom Malate.. plished of which the country may reason. Bacolod...

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